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SUMMARY:Homeless Voices
DESCRIPTION:November 3-18\nJoin CHIP Indianapolis for a powerful\, museum-like art experience filled with educational vignettes and audio and video stories from individuals experiencing homelessness in Indy. Combining audio\, video\, and tactile components\, Homeless Voices immerses the visitor in the lives of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis. The exhibition will feature a collection of zines created by individuals experiencing homelessness\, a virtual reality experience of what it’s like to live in a family shelter\, and other artistic and educational opportunities.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/homeless-voices/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor
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SUMMARY:LaShawnda Crowe Storm with Maria E Hamilton Abegunde: Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams
DESCRIPTION:November 3-January 20 \nOpen every first Friday 6-10 p.m. \n\nKeeper of My Mothers’ Dreams expands the dialogues began in Crowe Storm’s works Her Name is Laura Nelson and Be/Coming with newly commissioned pieces: Poems\, Origin and Sister Song.\n\n\n\nOn the South wall of the main gallery is Her Name Is Laura Nelson. It is Quilt I from The Lynch Quilts Project Series which explores the history and ramifications of racial violence in America\, particularly lynching\, through the textile tradition of quilting. Crowe Storm started the series 15 years ago. Her Name is Laura Nelson explores the intersection of lynching and gender violence. \n\n\n\nIn the North section of the main gallery is Be/Coming\, the first in the series Masquerade Americana\, a collaboration between Crowe Storm and Maria Eliza Hamilton Abegunde that began in 2007. This piece is rooted in the various masquerade traditions found throughout Africa\, particularly Gelede (Gail-lah-day) and Egungun (Ay-goon-goon) of the Yoruba in Nigeria. Gelede celebrates female mystical power\, while Egungun honors one’s ancestors.The Masquerade Americana series addresses historical and contemporary social ills and in/justices rooted in the American context from a Black / African-American lens.\n\n\n\nOrigin\, in the west section of the main gallery\, is a bronze casting of the pelvic bone of an unknown African American woman. \n\n\n \n\n\nOn the East wall is the poetry of Abegunde. The poems Be/Coming\, Laura Nelson Speaks\, Origin\, and Birth Song were written specifically for the ongoing collaboration with Crowe Storm. The remaining poems\, The Answer to Your Question and Supplication\, are earlier works that call attention to the historical erasure and disappearance of young Black girls and women. Supplication is also a prayer to the Yoruba deity Osun that combines elements of oriki for Osun (praise names) with a plea for guidance to find\, in this case\, Tionda and Diamond Bradley who were reported disappeared/missing on July 6\, 2001.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe writings and libation bowl add new layers to the experiences of remembering words and performances that examine how the abuse\, loss\, and commodification of one’s womanhood and humanity can be transformed through processes that lead to healing and the rebirthing and re/making of identity. \n\n\n \n\n\nIn the installation room is Sister Song\, grounded within the context of community co-creation efforts\, the bronze womb shapes were given to selected artists to complete their transformation. \n\n\n \n\n\nEach piece exhibited in Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams was developed with the hands of many.\n\n\nAbout Lashawnda Crowe Storm \nIf life were a photo\, then Crowe Storm’s artwork would be its negative\, seeking to explore those aspects in our society that have been ignored or forgotten such as history\, lynching\, misogyny\, slavery and suicide. Her art is a form of social work and she uses it to open doorways to community dialogue\, which is the first step to healing\, which in itself leads to wider social change. Through her work\, a voice is given to the marginalized people and disregarded aspects of our society. \nAbout Maria E Hamilton Abegunde \nMaria E Hamilton Abegunde is a Memory Keeper\, poet\, ancestral priest in the Yoruba Orisa tradition\, and a Reiki Master. Her research and creative work respectfully approach the Earth and human bodies as sites of memory\, and always with the understanding that memory never dies\, is subversive\, and can be recovered to transform transgenerational trauma and pain into peace and power. She is a visiting lecturer in the department of African American and African Diaspora Studies and the founding director of The Graduate Mentoring Center at Indiana University. \nA series of events accompany the exhibition:\nDecember 3\, 3-5 p.m. \nBeComing Whole: It Takes a Village to Heal a Community \nJoin artists featured in Sister Song for a discussion about how the project developed and what it means to become whole through the process of making art that represents their own births. The artists will share why they accepted the invitation to participate\, why they selected the “womb” that they did\, how and why they selected the materials\, what they learned about themselves in the process\, and what was the most transformative part of this creation. \nDecember 9\, 3-5 p.m. \n\nJanuary 13\, 3-5 p.m. \nAfriye Wekandodis: Telling Our Stories to Be Free \nSongs for Laura Nelson (Performance) \nSinger\, performer and Sister Song womb-maker\, Afriye We-kandodis will present a two-part performance examining the themes present in Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams. Sista Yo Mama U n Me Too shares the story of violation then reclamation and transformation as an enslaved woman grapples rape and how she spoke life into the spirit of a fellow tribesman who was used to violate her.   Through the performance\,I Am Laura Nelson she’ll bring voice and life to Laura Nelson. \n\nJanuary 20\, 3-5pm \nKeeping our Mothers’ Dreams Alive \nFor many of us\, our mothers never spoke their dreams out loud. Sometimes\, they did not dare dream them. We\, however\, are the ones they waited and are waiting for. We also have our own dreams. The power of dreamtime and the word are this: to remind us who we are\, to soothe our souls\, and to create futures that break away from the past but do not forget them. The exhibition will end with poetry readings\, spoken word performances\, and ritual to remember and give gratitude to all our Mothers’ Dreams. \nThis exhibit was made possible by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation\, Alan Mills and Sun King \nPictured: LaShawnda Crowe Storm\,”Untitled”(2017)\, bronze casting of pelvic bone\nImage courtesy of Polina Osherov and the artist.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/keeperofmymothersdreams/
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:Map of My Kingdom-Presented by University of Indianapolis
DESCRIPTION:“These stories are moving and engaging and remind us that we all share responsibility for the health of the land while we are here. Easy to mount\, accessible and timely\, Swander’s play is a catalyst to help audience members address issues of land transfer productively. This is art serving its purpose in a meaningful way.”\n– Susan Wolverton – Professor of Theatre\, Coe College \nWho’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think that far ahead? Map of My Kingdom\, a play commissioned by Practical Farmers of Iowa and written by Iowa’s Poet Laureate Mary Swander\, tackles the critical issue of land transition. In the drama\, Angela Martin\, a lawyer and mediator in land transition disputes\, shares stories of how farmers and landowners she has worked with over the years approached their land successions. Some families almost came to blows\, struggling to resolve the sale or transfer of their land\, dissolving relationships. Others found peacefully rational solutions that focused not only on the viability of the family\, but also of the land.\n\nLand is the thread that binds all of the stories together. “For most farmers I know\, owning land means everything\,” Angela Martin says. Map of My Kingdom will resonate with those who have been through or are working through challenging land transfer issues that include division of the land among siblings\, to selling out to a neighbor\, to attempts to preserve the land’s integrity against urban sprawl. The drama will inspire the hesitant and the fearful to start the conversation that cannot wait.\nToday\, a vast amount of land in the United States is owned by those over 65 years old. Some have made their wishes clear for the future of their property. Others are courting family upheaval by not planning in concrete ways. An age old problem\, evident in literature from the Bible to King Lear to Willa Cather\, land transition asks hard questions: Who really owns the land? And what is the role of the steward of a property? Can “fair” become “unfair” to one’s children?\nMap of My Kingdom is directed by Matt Foss\, Acting and Theatre history professor at The University of Idaho. Maria Vorhis will be the actor.\nPerformance Time:\nThe play runs under 1 hour. \nTrailer: http://www.maryswander.com/ \nArtist Bios:\nMary Swander | Playwright\nMary Swander is the Poet Laureate of the State of Iowa. She has published over thirteen books of poetry and non-fiction\, in addition to plays\, radio and television scripts and magazine articles. She has appeared in such places as The New York Times Magazine\, National Public Radio\, The New Yorker\, and Poetry Magazine. Swander’s plays Driving the Body Back\, Vang\, and Farmscape have toured the U.S. including a performance for Secretary Tom Vilsack and his staff at the U.S.D.A. Swander lives and raises most of her own food on a small acreage in the Amish settlement near Kalona\, Iowa. She has experienced three generations of land transition within her own family. \nMaria Vorhis | Actor and Booking Agent\nMaria is a writer/performer\, teaching artist\, and filmmaker based in Chicago. She has\ntoured her solo show\, “Are You There\, George?” to fourteen venues in six cities\, including Iowa City\, Des Moines\, Minneapolis\, and Chicago\, and was awarded “#1 Newbie of MN Fringe” by vita.mn. She is a former Artistic Associate with Working Group Theatre and Pictures\, where she toured an anti-bullying youth show\, “Out of Bounds\,” across the Midwest and facilitated post-show discussions with middle school audiences and administrators. Film credits include web series\, “Sad Dad” and feature film\, “These Hopeless Savages\,” for which she was awarded Best Supporting Actress by The Wild Rose Film Festival. In 2016 Maria wrote\, produced\, and acted in a short film\, “Sexpert Franzen.” Maria enjoys teaching storytelling workshops to storytellers of all backgrounds\, and has taught Advocacy Storytelling to women using social services\, Personal Narrative to homeless individuals through Chicago Supportive Housing\, and “Storytelling Seeds\,” a beginners workshop\, for which she was featured at the Witching Hour Festival in Iowa City. Maria currently works as a Certified TimeSlips Facilitator teaching improvisational storytelling to seniors with memory loss\, and hosts a monthly open-mic storytelling event in Lincoln Square. Maria graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Iowa. www.mariavorhis.com\n\nMatt Foss | Director\nMatt Foss’ production of Six Characters received 5 Kennedy Center Awards in 2012 including: National Outstanding Production of a Play\, Outstanding Director\, Outstanding Lighting Design\, 3 Distinguished Performance Awards\, and Distinguished Production and Performance Ensemble Award. Foss studied theatre at Roosevelt University in Chicago and in Moscow. He received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in 2013. Currently\, he is an assistant professor at the University of Idaho.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/map-of-my-kingdom-presented-by-university-of-indianapolis/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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